Transportation
OOIDA Slams U.S. ELD Mandate, Files Lawsuit
GRAIN VALLEY, MO - Just mere days after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration unveiled regulations that will take effect in two years requiring most U.S. truckers to use electronic logging devices (ELD) the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has filed a lawsuit to stop the requirement.
Details Released on BC Tunnel Replacement Toll Bridge
VANCOUVER, BC - British Columbia Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone has released design and cost details for the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project that will result in a new 10-lane bridge built over the Fraser River at Highway 99.
EBI Opens Another Quebec CNG Station
JOLIETTE, QC -- EBI has opened its fourth compressed natural gas (CNG) fuelling station in Quebec. Located in Joliette, in the Lanaudière region, on highway 158 and close to Highway 31, its next to Techno Diesel, the largest service center for trucks and trailers in the area, according to the company.
U.S. Truckers Get FMCSA Wish, 33-Foot Twins Turned Back
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A provision many in trucking wanted to make it harder for U.S. regulators to limit interstate truck drivers hours behind the wheel was included in legislation that's expected to be passed by Congress but calls for allowing longer trailers failed to make it in the measure.
Teletrac, MeLeod Software Extend Partnership
GARDEN GROVE, CA - A telematics provider and a trucking software company have extended their partnership into a new realm. By connecting the Teletrac Fleet Director Hours of Service (HOS) platform with McLeod Software's LoadMaster, which manages transportation dispatching and accounting, fleet managers can quickly review drivers' HOS statuses and create U.S.-compliant loads assignments, according to an announcement.
Trucking in Canada a Breeze Compared to Mexico
PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO -- You might think that trucking in Canada is overregulated, but Mexican fleets might envy you, because the lack of regulation way to the south creates economic chaos in the country, according to what we heard at a press event organized by Daimler Trucks North America in Puerto Vallarta. Daimler invited three fleet executives to take part in a discussion panel where all questions were welcomed and candidly answered. The age of the fleets, unfair and illegal competition, diesel black market, waiting times and lack of good infrastructures are among the main problems according to panelists.
